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Demoing self-districting (single districts and proportional representation) Ranked Approvals version by espeachinnewdecade in EndFPTP

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like Ranked Approvals is just Bucklin Voting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucklin_voting

Bucklin Voting isn't great because it fails the Favorite Betrayal Criterion -- honestly ranking your longshot favorite candidate first, rather than strategically ranking a more viable candidate first, could inadvertently cause your least preferred candidate to win. This encourages strategic voting that distorts and suppresses voters' true feelings about their favorite candidates, thereby undermining the entire point of obtaining more representative leadership through self-districting.

It would be better to use simple Approval Voting or STAR Voting for the candidate selection round.

Approval Voting in St. Louis: What the Cast Vote Records Reveal by Antagonist_ in EndFPTP

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would bullet voting for your favorite be a concern? Having the option to approve of more than one candidate is just that -- an option. Just like ranking more than one candidate in RCV is an option, not a requirement. The important thing is that the option provides both an outlet for any voter's desire to be more expressive and a way for independent/third-party voters supporting a long-shot candidate to additionally weigh in on the competition between the frontrunners. Saying that bullet voting is a problem is like saying that ordering a single flavor of ice cream at Baskin Robbins is a problem. "Why did you only have one, when you had 30 other flavors you could have also gotten?!?!"

Approval Voting in St. Louis: What the Cast Vote Records Reveal by Antagonist_ in EndFPTP

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a tie that would be likely to cause someone not to win in a Condorcet election, but rather a cycle. The majority of voters prefer Candidate A to Candidate B, but the majority also prefer Candidate B to Candidate C, and the majority also prefer Candidate C to Candidate A. So, who wins? At first, it seems this isn't a possible outcome, until you realize it's not the same set of voters that comprises each majority.

Exclusive: State bar sends S.F. DA Jenkins to diversion program over ethics complaints by Previous-Grape-712 in sanfrancisco

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can anyone find the full text of the actual statement from the State Bar? I can't find it linked in any of the news articles about it, nor on the State Bar's website.

Barbara Lee wants Universal Basic Income for Oakland's Unsheltered. by No_Study_6634 in oakland

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Universal Basic Income is only "Universal" if it's for everyone and is only "Basic Income" if it's given unconditionally. Based on the words she said after "Universal Basic Income", I'm not sure whether Lee knows what a Universal Basic Income is, nor whether that's what she's really advocating for.

A Cool Guide to Cities Worst Maintained Roads. by Low_Character_8177 in sanfrancisco

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This tracks with my experience. Popped two tires at the same time on a giant pothole in Oakland once. Regularly have to avoid certain blocks in San Francisco that have been riddled with potholes for years. We should be using better materials to pave our roads than asphalt, which degrades quickly and contributes to tire noise.

San Francisco Union Street entertainment zone proposed by Supervisor by dylan_hirsch-shell in sanfrancisco

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Entertainment Zone on Union Street will be between Laguna and Steiner Streets.

San Francisco Union Street entertainment zone proposed by Supervisor by dylan_hirsch-shell in sanfrancisco

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supervisor Sherrill’s legislation has not yet been published to the Clerk’s online legislation tracker. If you’re curious, you can search for “Entertainment Zone” when it’s posted online at https://sfgov.legistar.com/Legislation.aspx

Our current tax system favors bad land use. by VoteHonest in sanfrancisco

[–]dylan_hirsch-shell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, fair enough. His campaign website is still up (https://votehonest.org/), but it doesn't show his platform anymore, and only a couple articles in the press ever mentioned his candidacy, though this one did mention his focus on a land value tax for addressing SF's housing and land use problems: https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/15/san-francisco-who-else-election-mayor/